Eurozone manufacturers posted modest growth for September

Eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys
came out on Thursday — they're one of the most-watched business
surveys across the bloc, indicating the strength of the
industrial sector before any official production data is
released.

The flash PMI, based on the early
returns of the survey and for which only details of France and
Germany are available, came in at 52 — and so did the complete
survey.

That's above the neutral 50 level,
indicating growth, but not too much of it.